Research has shown that the industry is making progress in the fight against spammers. Cybersecurity firm Symantec reported in July 2015 that spam accounted for 49.7% of all sent messages. This is the first time in over a decade that the figure has fallen below 50%. The last time the overall spam rate dipped this...

This month, Google announced 'Undo Send' as a formal feature within the web version of Gmail. 'Undo Send,' which was originally released as a Google Labs project back in 2009, allows users to cancel sent mail if they "have second thoughts immediately after sending." This option is particularly useful for typos or recipient errors that...

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, which went into effect in July 2014, has led to both substantial fines and a significant drop in the number of spam messages originating in Canada. Back in March, the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued the first notice of violation under the new legislation. The Commission ordered Compu.Finder, a...